Watson
Fothergill
1841
-
1928
was
a
local
architect
who
designed
some
of
Nottingham's
best
loved
buildings,
many
of
which
survive
to
today.
Many
influences
were
brought
into
his
designs
and
he
delighted
in
mixing
them
together
in
his
own
way
to
produce
buildings
that
could
never
be
said
to
be
dull
and
boring.

He designed these
offices that date from 1895 for himself. They are one of the
best surviving examples of his style
and
in
the detail
he
pays
tribute
to
those
he
admired
and
who
influenced
his work by incorporating the busts of Augustus Welby Pugin and George
Edmond Street into the front facade together with inscriptions of the
names Scott. Burges and Shaw, not forgetting a statue of a medieval architect in the centre.

Watson
didn't
go
in
for
bland
rectangular
boxes
and
the
city
skyline
is
much
enhanced
by
his
efforts.
It
is
such
a
great
shame
that
others
such
as
the
magnificent
Black
Boy
Hotel,
Long
Row
fell
victim
to
re-developments
in
the
1960's. For more information on Fothergill
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